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Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
Making Test Calls (Test)
Press the 1. MENU-PA button to display the menu.
Choose the 2. DSC Call sub-menu, then select Test.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use the 3.
CHANNEL
UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want
to send a test call to and press the SELECT button.
If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory,
select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you
want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory
entries (see page 27). Enter all nine digits and press the
SELECT
button.
The radio displays the MMSI number you 4.
are about to call and asks you to conrm.
If you want to call the displayed MMSI
number, select Send. To cancel the call,
select Cancel.
The radio automatically switches to chan-5.
nel 70 to transmit the test call request,
then switches back to the last-used channel.
You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and
congured correctly. To avoid overloading coastal receiving stations, you
should limit test calls to these stations to once a week.
NOTE: Many coastal stations have specic frequencies and MMSI numbers
you should use for making test calls. Be sure to check with the coastal station
before making a DSC test call.
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[Manual]
John Henry
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Test
MENU
DSC Call
SELECT
Test
SELECT
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Send
Cancel
Test
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